Join Cyberfort – Lead Cyber Security Consultant

Location: Remote, occasional travel to London
Department: Private Sector Cyber Consultancy Practice
Contract Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About Cyberfort

At Cyberfort, we’re securing the digital future. As a leading UK provider of cybersecurity solutions, we deliver cutting-edge services in Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Penetration Testing, Security Operations, and Strategic Consulting.

We’re large enough to offer exciting opportunities, yet agile enough to ensure every voice is heard. At Cyberfort, you’re not just joining a company, you’re becoming part of a mission-driven team.

Why Join Us?

• Purpose-Driven Work – Help protect businesses and communities from evolving cyber threats.

• Growth & Development – Access mentoring, apprenticeships, graduate schemes, and continuous learning platforms.

• Inclusive Culture – We champion diversity through our Women’s Network, Neurodiversity Awareness, and Inclusion Committee.

• Flexible Working – Hybrid and remote options to support work-life balance.

• Top-Tier Benefits – Competitive salary, private healthcare, wellbeing support, generous holiday allowance, and more.

About the Role: Lead Cyber Security Consultant

The Lead Cyber Security Consultant reports to a Head Consultant and is responsible for a team of technical security consultants and architects. You will provide expert technical security guidance to public and private sector clients, taking responsibility for devising and delivering technical security work packages in support of a wider security strategy, including the secure adoption and governance of emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Work across the full organisational structure—from C‑suite and engineering leadership to developers and engineers—to plan, deliver, and continuously improve security at every level.

• Communicate complex technical security topics, including emerging cyber threats, AI‑related risks, and data misuse, in clear business terms to support effective risk management and informed decision‑making.

• Represent the security function in discussions with product owners and business leaders, ensuring security considerations are embedded into product strategy, design, and delivery.

• Develop and own cyber security roadmaps, workstreams, and delivery plans, ensuring security initiatives are prioritised, measurable, and aligned to business outcomes.

• Act as the subject matter expert for technical security across client engagements, overseeing cyber security analysts and providing escalation support during incidents or investigations.

• Support engineering and product teams in building secure, scalable, and resilient systems, ensuring solutions follow secure‑by‑design principles and industry best practices. This includes scoping and managing IT Health Checks and technical assurance activities.

• Lead the adoption of shift‑left security practices, driving secure software development, threat modelling, and effective integration of security controls early in the delivery lifecycle.

• Drive the adoption of secure tooling and patterns across CI/CD, cloud platforms, and engineering environments, enabling continuous risk assessment and effective operational control.

• Maintain meaningful security, risk, and performance metrics to report on organisational security maturity and posture, ensuring senior stakeholders have clear visibility of security effectiveness and gaps.

• Contribute to the definition and improvement of internal security standards, policies, and assurance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and strong security outcomes across all client engagements.

What We’re Looking For

Key skills:

• Stakeholder engagement

• Security architecture

• AWS

• Cloud Native Security Controls

• CI/CD Security

• AI Security & Risk Management

• Risk management

• Identity and Access Management

• MXDR/SOC operations

• Presentation skills

• CSPM

Preferred skills:

• Hands on Windows and Linux experience

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code

• NIST CSF experience

• NIST AI RMF

• Knowledge of Azure and GCP

• People management

Inclusive Hiring

We understand that one size doesn’t fit all. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, we’re here to support you. Cyberfort is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a CyberFirst partner, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn More

Cyberfort Careers Page: https://careers.cyberfortgroup.com/

Working at Cyberfort: https://cyberfortgroup.com/about-us/careers-working-at-cyberfort/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyberfortgroup/